Brendan Nyhan

The “Bush Boom,” Harper’s Index style

Number of articles touting the “Bush Boom” on nationalreview.com: 44.

Change in median income 2001-2004: -$673.

Change in the number of Americans in poverty: +4.1 million

Change in the number of Americans without health insurance: +4.6 million

(All statistics are from Census data via the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.)